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Ugur Sahin, chief executive of BioNTech, says the German drugmaker will deliver COVID-19 vaccines to Japan as planned.

KOSEI FUKAO, Nikkei staff writer

FRANKFURT, Germany -- BioNTech's chief executive reassured Japan on Tuesday that the German drugmaker can deliver its COVID-19 vaccine soon after the inoculation receives approval from Tokyo, which is expected as early as mid-February.

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